Introduction

The VDP editor offers basic functions to generate documents with variable data. The variable data is retrieved from an external data source.

The context menu

You can access the context menu when you right mouse-click a page. This allows quick access to the actions most often used. The context menu is available in the [Preview] and [Structure] view.

User interface

The user interface contains the following elements:

1. The menu bar

   Use the menu bar to select an action and open the Help file.

2. The toolbar

   Use the toolbar for quick access to most used actions.

3. The [Structure] /[PDF layers] view

   • The [Structure] view offers an overview of the structure of your document. You can navigate within your document and select pages. If the input file contains layered information, you can also manage layer visibility.

   • The [Layers] view (only visible when the PDF contains layers)

     The [Layers] view offers an overview of the structure of the layers of the document. You can select which of the layers to be visible or not.

4. The [Preview] view

   The preview view is a WYSIWYG preview that shows all settings that affect the appearance of your document. For example, frames containing text or images.

   The preview view offers a number of dedicated tools in the bottom of the view.

5. The navigation bar

   Use this navigation bar to switch between the available workspaces.

6. Data source view

   This area displays the variable data. The variable data is retrieved from an external data source.